Another take on Salaita: not an abridgment of academic freedom, but a failure to uphold academic standards
Another take on Salaita: not an abridgment of academic freedom, but a failure to uphold academic standards
The Salaita case: when academic freedom collides with freedom of contract
Aug 27, 2014 ·
George Leef
The Salaita case: when academic freedom collides with freedom of contract
Part 2: My Criticisms Stand, Mr. Lazere
May 23, 2014 ·
George Leef
Professor Lazere’s response doesn’t rebuild his case that higher ed should have a leftist bias.
Free Speech on Campus?
Apr 14, 2014 ·
George Leef
Sure—as long as you haven’t previously said anything to offend groups that now hold trump cards.
A Tower of Babel, Not a Marketplace of Ideas
Mar 28, 2014 ·
Robert Weissberg
The proliferation of identity politics on our campuses is destroying intellectual vitality.
The First Amendment Applies to Students, Too
Feb 21, 2014 ·
Jenna A. Robinson and Tami Fitzgerald
N.C. student groups have been undermined by policies that encroach on free speech and freedom of association.
A Decade of Reform (Proposals, That Is)
Jan 1, 2014 ·
Jane S. Shaw
The ideas we proposed over the past ten years may be implemented in the next ten.
Academic Freedom
Apr 27, 2009 ·
Donald Downs
Today’s university is rife with competing claims about academic freedom. Although it is similar to the freedom of speech that all Americans enjoy, academic freedom has developed into a more specific guarantee for scholars and teachers. This new paper by Donald Downs, professor of political science, law, and journalism at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, explains what is meant by the term and to whom it applies.
How Much Free Speech?
Oct 20, 2008 ·
Jane S. Shaw
Foundation for Individual Rights (FIRE) says that UNC-CH is infringing on the rights of students and faculty to express themselves.
Thought Police Steal a Victory from UNC-Chapel Hill
Apr 7, 2004 ·
Jon Sanders
Free speech had already carried the day when a UNC-Chapel Hill instructor attacked a student by name in a classwide email. So why get the feds involved?